Convertible bed and table attachment for automobiles.



Y s. RDONNELL. y jcoNvfnmLE aan A Nn TABLE AmcHMENT FOR AUTOMOBILES.'

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Patented 0t.22,`1,918.f-f

A s. f, noNNEL-L. 'CDNVERTIBTE BMED AND TABLE ATTACHMENT FORUTDWTOEILESIunicum man Mms, 1911.

Patented', 00h22,- 1918.

on of' dev rmwrinl) STATES PATENT oF v CONVERTIBLE BED ANDTBILEATTACHMENT FonAUToMoBILEs. i

ohnngenbly us l ei table 'und oonne folded thin-en ge 'Ihe''inxentiolibed#flnmek linvix'ig tw members end f hinge l b ard hendbonrd :in thel'nnlinier of connecting it l11o the 4bed-.ironie to serve es" either nsiljppori *oi* n vtnloie `top; third, in the p rovi'- which nin y beutilized either tie-p eesk for l'igdiy sil 1 'nine lnembeisxinnlnlelnent; i" f lio've'l. manner of seculing in pine-oto snfegiilnrdthe same i`eonstrnotion, adaptation and combination *of i lein`lutter-being formed of `two elements 11,

parte, es will befhereinaifter described und ned.` V I i'theneeompnnyingdrawings, Figui-e 1' is `n pian `View' of apparatus emimdying my de'eievz'ition of the apparatus for use as n tablemid'-ii1us1yrntedby ndainniren `i rnnningiboord ofe` vehicle. y

Referring to trhe'drzvings, the numeral '5 `desi notes the so-ezzlled`running` boardexten( mg ieternlly iliona `the body 6 of un nutomobiie.v@onneefed to seid running board `by hinges "7 is e `lied-freine`eol'nprislng ytransverse eudvbars 8; 9 and side" rails, each of 12respectively eonneetedby hinges 13 arf 1 Speoication of Letters Patent.

i l 1 l i Applicationlled May 28,1917.l Serial No. 171,3Bl

of' n suitable Y' lengths und` relatively' dispo *i to een,

heed-board to be heid in np'iight:` position second, .in the novelinwernion 1 s extended position, :is when n imed i be i. i 1s: avert-ica] longl.-`

" ionni View of the same.` Fig. 3 1s ipes incollepsed position upon` theFICE.

Patented oct. 191e.

mljniigedffsobhnt the two frame members will be 1n spaced relations whenoeeupylng' the 5 }i ositions in which they nre iiinstxnted in. i

Seemed to the buseS ind 9 are ning'inin'ie 14; lo mattress and bedding.Conni posite sinlesioluifl eielnents und 16 is n rectangularheaddip:

ing` n pinne surface 1S, smid i. iks bein th i when 'empioyec'i ns shownin Fifvspl and withvthebnr D supported on links l:und

when the frame members oooup' f ythe posi vnionsfin which. representedii Fig.: 3 the links will serve to heid the heed-board be'- tweentherniielements 1Q so that the surface 1S" will be in n pinne, `or nemiyso,4 with' the i el@ 112191', freine, :1nd, de screw-bolts 21 r11-i1elements -forlned of :inic ve ifolmbiy connected thereto "und Wingednuts 211 yto the ent legs, one :1t` eno11si-deofsfhe c Said legs are(lesirnbiyf of eaehbeing adopted to extend beiow the respective ruileien'lent :md rprovlde" ai shmdder 202.1113011 which;sueheiement isborne when n, ieg, is used as nsnpport; nsshown inFig. F3.

"Whenthef'frnme is extended, the legs are swung fromthepositionindicated by K *inl Fig. 2, tothe fui'lflne position` and areconnect-ed tothe rail "elements 12 by means of winged-nuts 221en mgingthe threaded ends ofscrew bolts? W lch' extend through registering holesmiti elements and; egS. When thus eeeuxjed the legs serveito rsecure`die frame members' against folding aboutJ thehnges 13; i 23 representsa, strep extending 'arene versely of the bed-frame `and having its endsfastenedas et 24, tothe rail elements 11` Jrovided: in the `ndjneent V"A plate onboard 25 is connected byhifnges Q6 #to the frame banS` so astio be turned dow n upon the runmng board (Figs. 1 endg v bridge the gapbetween the latter and t ere-4 i .readily turned -my apparatus upon therunning-board link may advantageously be a "toconnect a .tus V1s 1n,upright p supporting-the outer end .ofthe associated Aframe member( Fig.3) in substantially parallel.. relation-to. the other frame member whenthe z'tpparatus 'is tobe utilized as a table and -alsolasa partition, asindicated by broken lines 25"?"w1th .respect to the framev when-itisturned upwardly upon the running board` as representcdb broken lines 1nFig. 3.`r The function, of sai soiled or wet the running- `by gettinginto .contact wit board. 5.. l Under such-condltions,

(not shown) from becomingl the plate 25 is prevented from beingwithdrawn from the ledge' 2.7 by means such as hooks 28 connected to oneof the frame members engaging .in sta*- ples orbolts 29 provided on theother memer.'

.. To Vreleasably secure the various parts of a some part .oftheautomobilel as, for example, to the lamp bracketstud 82.

The strap 23 serves to prevent the sp fabric '14 from 'unduly saggingwhensubjected to the weight of a person lying therealso preventing thefabric from ,ulging .outwardly by pressure exerted by the mattress andbedding whenthe apparaosition upon the runthe frame with ning board.

To use the apparatus as a table, after being released .from the link ndown from its broken line position into full line position, asillustrated ...tabsstraciiedi n l.Whichthe legs p ithe frame.

vinflrg: 3, to befsupported .From such positions, hjthe legs stillsupporting one mem- 'th'rameg the other member is' swung the -head boardhas meanwhile been swung into .its as shown in Figs1,and 2. e ground issoft or uneven, the may be seated 1115011 an object such; asgafblockA35.

enfthe frame -is being extended, the legs 131. should remain in brokenline position 20," (Fig. 2) so as; to enable the fabric after, the'accomplishment of are swung into positions such e're th assho'wn byfulllines inthe `v1ew, whereat provide a bag-shapedcovering of a water theymay be secured to the frame elements 12 t'o 'furnishv a strong and rigidframe.

Itimay be mentioned that, in practice, I

proof material to t over the apparatus when collapsed upon the runningboard, a

:hole-being provided in theevering to accommodate the screw 31. What Iclaim,

1. In apparatus of thecharacter described,

plate when thus used, is to prevent the mattress and bedding s tantiallythe combination with `the 'running-board, of an automobile, 61' atwo-part frame hingedly connected to said running board, hingesconnecting the "parts of means cooperating with the latter forsupporting.one member of said frame in substantially horizontal position, meanscooperating with said hinges for retaining the `frame paris insubstantial-ly horizontal relations, a fabric connected at its ends tothe respective frame-parts, and means connected to said frame forselective use either as a table top or as a support for the frame. 2. Inapparatus ofthe -character described, the combination with the runningboard of fan automobile, of a frame formed of two secr vtions connectedby hinges to vfold into a sub- U-shape, nect an end of one runningboard, means-to support the other end of such section from the ground, aplate serving as a distance piece between the -remote ends of saidsections from said hinges, `and means to detachably couple the' lastynamed ends against accidental separationl said frame together,

3. In apparatus of the character described, i

, the combination with the running-board -of an automobile, of` a frameformed of two hingedly connected members, hinges" 'connecting one ofsaid members to saidjrunning board, devices connected to the other .ofsaid. members so as to serve either as a Afoot-board or a table-top, aspring fabric connected to the ends of said frame, a pair of legsdetachably connected to thefree end of the frame member which is hingedto said running-board and servin tosupportthe frame in its folded.position, and means adapted to be interposed between the two framemembers to maintain the same in substantiallygparallel relations.

In apparatus of the character described, the combination with1therunning-board of an automobile, of a oldable frame compriswith thelatter ing two members, hinges connecting the adjacent ends of said membmeans for tiltl' with th an automobile, of a foldable frame comprisingtwo members, hinges connecting the? ad- ]acent endsof said. members Vatistances members to said ers at distances apart to accommodate beddingtherebetween eln'tfto accommodate bedding therebetween w enthe f1-eme isfolded, menne for'` tilt!-y afblyjeonnecting one of said members to saidrnnningfboard, bars connected to the last- 5 mentioned `fmine member andcopernting withsaid running-board for supportmg' the Irgn'neyfiAtabletop, end means connecting seidtable-,top with the framewhereb suchtop' may be employed as a supportV or the 10 fname when in. its extendedposition, and

means fory securing said bars to one or both of the frame members torespectively serve l as table-legs or reinforcement elements.

ySigned at Seattle, Washington, this 2r1"`st i day of -May, 1917.` 4

` SAMUEL F. DONNELL.

